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Healthy Discussion with Youth who Identify as LBGTQIA+

Healthy Discussion with Youth who Identify as LBGTQIA+. WHO AM I?. Mr. Charlie Morris, MSW, LGSW, JSOCC Founder & Director of Bayside Behavioral Health Center. Learning Outcomes. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

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Healthy Discussion with Youth who Identify as LBGTQIA+

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  1. Healthy Discussion with Youth who Identify as LBGTQIA+

  2. WHO AM I? Mr. Charlie Morris, MSW, LGSW, JSOCC Founder & Director of Bayside Behavioral Health Center

  3. Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to: • Identify and define similarities and differences between sexual orientation and gender identify/gender expression • Overview of statistical information regarding LBGTQIA+ youth and articulate how these statistics impact their professional duties • Articulate and incorporate LBGTQIA affirming language/culture in their professional duties

  4. A SEXUAL G AY L Q ESBIAN UESTIONING T RANSGENDER I NTERSEX B ISEXUAL + INCLUSIVE RATHER THAN EXCLUSIVE

  5. + INCLUSIVE RATHER THAN EXCLUSIVE

  6. + (INCLUSIVE RATHER THAN EXCLUSIVE)

  7. A SEXUAL

  8. ASEXUAL

  9. I NTERSEX

  10. INTERSEX

  11. Q UESTIONING

  12. QUESTIONING

  13. T RANSGENDER

  14. TRANSGENDER

  15. G AY

  16. GAY

  17. B ISEXUAL

  18. BISEXUAL

  19. L ESBIAN

  20. LESBIAN

  21. A woman who has had a number of romantic relationships with women and is not interested in pursuing relationships with men. • Heterosexual • Lesbian • Gay • Bisexual

  22. A man who is more attracted to men than women although all of his sexual relationships have been with women. • Heterosexual • Lesbian • Gay • Bisexual

  23. A woman who self-identifies as a lesbian, is active in the gay rights movement, but has a sexually monogamous relationship with her husband. • Heterosexual • Lesbian • Gay • Bisexual

  24. A woman who had a sexual relationship with her college roommate a decade ago but has since then had sexual relationships only with men. • Heterosexual • Lesbian • Gay • Bisexual

  25. Binary Vs Continua • Gender Identity -. may be seen as a continuum (in place of a binary) • Because gender identities are expressed in a number of ways, there is no definitive transgender or transsexual identity. Male ------------------------------------- Female

  26. Be Aware of • Cisgender • Cis-normative/Hetero-normative • Preferred Personal Pronouns

  27. Using Pronouns

  28. The Fenway Institute • Approx 9 million people • Highest rates of tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use • Services for cancer • Overweight or obese • Higher risk of HIV/STD’s

  29. Who is the Biggest Targets of hate crimes??? • In 2013, 67% of all hate crime homicides were against transgender women of color (Southern Poverty Law Center) 2 times that of Muslims or African American • 4 times that of Jews • 14 times that of Latinos

  30. LBGTQIA+ Youth • 2 to 3 times as likely to attempt suicide • 20%-40% more likely to be homeless • 19% to 29% experience dating violence • 14% to 31% force to engage in sexual intercourse (Center for Disease Control)

  31. DID YOU KNOW? Youth who are “out” to their immediate families report feeling happier than those who aren’t 92% of LBGTQ adults report they believe society has become more accepting of them 90% of teens who are LBGTQIA+ come out to their closest friends

  32. Dealing with Harassment • STOP • Identify • Publicize Responses • Change Future Behavior

  33. The Classroom What is my gender story? Have I ever experienced limitations because of gender norms? Do I have any gender biases? Does my district or school’s anti-bullying policy expressly protect students from harassment based on gender identity? Does my curriculum include neutral or positive mention of LGBT people? 

  34. Ways to Help pay attention to nouns and pronouns safe spaces prohibit bullying prohibit violence social and psychological services HIV/STD testing and counseling ensure that health curricula pertain to everyone develop and publicize trainings gay-straight alliances accepting school environment

  35. Questions??

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